Sketching representation: who represents us? who is “us”?

Politics in our lives, or how learning can take place in real time: in this post a story I heard in the news, which makes for a good lesson on politics and citizenship. Today: political representation.

How do politicians represent the People? How far do, or can, political decisions represent the will of the people? And how can politicians know what the “common good” is, or what’s right for the People?